Confrontation Skills for Women
Did you ever cringe when you knew you had to confront a negative situation? If so, you are not alone! Confrontations can be challenging and downright scary. However, confrontations are often NECESSARY. When avoided, resentment can build, tension increases and retaliation begins. No matter what, if a confrontation is avoided incorrectly or presented ineffectively, the results can be deadly to relationships, teams and organizations.
As women in today's business world, it is vital for us to master and embrace confrontation skills that are perceived effectively and accurately by our counterparts. This class will help you recognize how to turn negative confrontations into positive feedback discussions. It will open the door to recognizing what to confront and what to ignore productively. You will learn proven confrontation skills that breakdown defenses, offer support and lead to results. This class is a must for women that deal with people in ANY aspect.
Succeeding While Being True to the Woman in You
Climbing the ladder to success for today's business woman can be challenging in unexpected ways. Sometimes a woman's best efforts to be assertive and efficient are viewed as "bitchy" but a man is viewed as a strong leader. Other times, a woman's sensitivity is viewed as weak while a man may be viewed as strong for showing his feminine side. The message is confusing. What to say, when and how, can become a struggle. This session will explore gender differences as well as current generational issues that can be frustrating, challenging and limiting. Today's career minded woman will walk away with proven strategic ideas and insights to balance and demonstrate her femininity AND her masculinity "professionally" and productively. Map out a path to high level recognition and achievement.
Balance for Today’s Career Woman
As women, it seems that no matter what we do, our personal and professional responsibilities continue to increase drastically. And unfortunately, the hours in the day do not. Our lifestyle, stress levels, happiness and health are influenced by our success at juggling it all. This class confronts those issues and teaches refined organizational techniques to help manage the load. But even organization isn't enough. This class will ALSO focus on the emotional toll the juggling act has on us. It will provide realistic strategies to help manage how we react to our added responsibilities to help us organize and "Juggle" more positively and productively.
Work and the Single Mom
Balancing work and life can be very challenging; adding a family to that juggle adds extra challenges; doing it ALL as a single mom brings a whole new set of challenges. This session will identify and acknowledge those challenges and the obstacles around resolutions. Hear from single moms that share the experience, shared challenges and the success of balancing it all, and still have personal time left over. Learn helpful ideas and strategies to get it all done and feel good at the end of the day!
Breast Cancer Prevention
Fortunately today, there are many things women can do to help prevent breast cancer. This session will reveal statistics on the rate of occurrence of breast cancer and identify age, ethnic, racial and socioeconomic considerations. Learn the most current prevention, early detection strategies and treatment options to better understand and decrease this very serious threat for yourself and your loved ones.
Overcoming Fears and Forging Forward
Were you ever afraid fg behind? What makes others think of you? By identifying your personal brand, you take control of the answers to these questions. Personal branding gives you an opportunity to upgrade your image and leave a strong mark in peoples mind about you. The benefits can help you stand out and be recognized for your true talents. It can open doors to bigger clients, broader projects, more visibility, respect and popularity which all contribute to your professional growth.
As women, it is common to forget about your brand because of responsibility overload, personal fears, schedule conflicts, etc. This interactive session gives you an opportunity to prioritize YOUR brand.
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The Joy of Money
Do you ever wake up worrying about money? Are you afraid thatg behind? What makes others think of you? By identifying your personal brand, you take control of the answers to these questions. Personal branding gives you an opportunity to upgrade your image and leave a strong mark in peoples mind about you. The benefits can help you stand out and be recognized for your true talents. It can open doors to bigger clients, broader projects, more visibility, respect and popularity which all contribute to your professional growth.
As women, it is common to forget about your brand because of responsibility overload, personal fears, schedule conflicts, etc. This interactive session gives you an opportunity to prioritize YOUR brand.
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The Joy of Money
Do you ever wake up worrying about money? Are you afraid that you might not have enough money to retire?
Created by Robin Gardner, this unique interactive session reveals why being financially successful takes a lot more than proper investing...
Create a new, healthier money pattern. Stop worrying about money and start attracting more of it. Achieve financial freedom and increase your personal power.
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Unleash Your Outstanding Self
As you strive to reach outstanding levels of professional performance it is easy to become so focused that you unconsciously take attention away from many other important personal needs such as your values, your femininity, your emotions and more.
Today's business woman needs to be strong, powerful, decisive, direct, focused and productive. But what do you do when you feel emotional? Often an emotional woman is viewed as weak in the professional world so you learn to hold emotions in. But holding back emotions build up inside leading to resentment. Resentment is viewed by others as irritable, overbearing, aggressive, retaliating, withdrawal, uncooperative and much more. Eventually these traits become negative habits or "styles" and at times go unidentified so you may be unaware of the damage it is causing around you and to yourself!
This session will help you understand what really drives you to do the things you do and how that affects all your values, decisions, feelings, actions. Learn how that understanding can reshape your focus, patience, achievements, relationships & more. Insights, perspectives and techniques will be revealed to help you reconnect with what means most. Learn to unleash the outstanding YOU and AT THE SAME TIME, achieve the professional success you desire.
Flexing Your Own Communication Style to get Better Results
Communication is the key to all relationships. This interactive session, created by Heather Peckerman, provides eye opening insights to understanding yourself and others on deeper levels. You will begin to understand why your communication skills work with some and not others. You will learn how to flex your style to break through communication road blocks, connect with those that are very different than you and improve all of your relationships. Time and time again, this session is repeatedly beneficial for anyone that has a manager, peers, clients, customers, patients end users, etc. Even those of you that do not have any communication challenges will walk away with tools that will improve upon their existing communication skill sets.
Surfing through Turbulent Times
A program for groups of all sizes, dynamics and locations.
In these times of uncertainty, the economic roller coaster continues to surround us with unpredictable and unsettling news. It is natural to feel confused, nervous and sometimes panicked. But it is in those times that your emotional control is most critical to you and those around you. In fact, the way you manage through this will have impact on how you come out of it.
But this is not easy. Nor is it always the norm. It takes focus, discipline, a conscious effort and commitment. It requires an holistic approach by managing all aspects of your life because when one area is "off" the others suffer. This is not a time to withdraw, this is the time to work smart, sleep and eat right, nurture personal relationships, manage your finances, position yourself for the future and somewhere in there you need to have fun! As overwhelming as that sounds, this program will show you how to do all of that in a way that actually lightens the load.
REALITY CHECK: Because we realize and respect that your life is full, we understand it is often difficult to remember to focus on "what you need" versus what "should" get done now. To prevent that, this program is spread out in small segments to give you the opportunity to experiment with what you learn at a pace that is good for you while you lock in new habits. You will create realistic action plans PLUS receive continuous support to execute those plans, work through challenges and stay on track. As a result you will surf more positively and productively through turbulent times. AND as a BONUS you will be positioned and prepared to go after your dreams and be ready for anything!
Program framework - 12 sessions spread out over one year plus peer support
First session live: Minimum 1.5 hours
One hour tele-seminars or webinars - monthly for ten months
Peer groups meet between sessions
Program concludes with a 1.5 hour live celebration session
Option: Session 5 or 6 can be live to maintain momentum